France vs Belgium Preview Featuring Arthur Rinderknech vs Zizou Bergs: Head-to-Head and Prediction for Davis Cup Finals 2025
The 2025 Davis Cup Finals kick off on November 18 with 10-time champions France facing off against Belgium. France kicked off their campaign at this year’s Davis Cup with a 4-0 win over Brazil in the first round of qualifiers. They qualified for Bologna with a 3-1 victory over Croatia, with Corentin Moutet and Arthur Rindeknech securing the victory for them.
Meanwhile, Belgium began its campaign with a 3-1 win over Chile in the first qualifying round, with Zizou Bergs being their star by winning both his singles matches. In the second round of qualifying, they won 3-2 against the second most successful team, Australia. The tie lasted until the deciding fifth match, where Raphaël Collignon clinched the victory for Belgium with a win over Aleksandar Vukic.
France vs Belgium Preview Featuring Arthur Rinderknech vs Zizou Bergs
According to the rules, which stipulate that the top-ranked player of one nation can only be pitted against the top-ranked player of the other nation, the one match at the upcoming France vs. Belgium tie will potentially feature Arthur Rinderknech facing Zizou Bergs. Rinderknech had a 27-28 win-loss record in the 2025 season with one runner-up finish at the Shanghai Masters. Meanwhile, Bergs has a 30-26 win-loss record for the season with two runner-up finishes at the ASB Classic and at the Libema Open.
The other potential singles match in the upcoming match will feature Corentin Moutet of France, who will be facing Raphaël Collignon of Belgium. Moutet has a 33-25 win-loss record with runner-up finishes in Mallorca and Almaty. On the other hand, Collignon has an 8-10 win-loss record this year, with a semifinal run at the European Open being his best outing.
The possible doubles match will see the potential team of Benjamin Bonzi and Pierre-Hughes Herbert face Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen. Bonzi and Herbert won the title in Marseille this year, whereas Gillé and Vliegen have played only one match together, which they lost to Rinki Hijikata and Jordan Thompson at the Davis Cup tie.
France vs Belgium Match Details
Date: November 18, 2025
Tournament: Davis Cup Finals 2025
Round: Quarterfinal
Venue: Super Tennis Arena Bologna Fiere, Bologna, Italy
Surface: Indoor hardcourt
Live Telecast: Tennis Channel, TSN, Sky Sports
France vs Belgium Head-to-Head
The head-to-head is 6-3 in favor of France, having won their last meeting at the 2022 edition. Famously, these two nations went toe-to-toe in the summit clash at the 2017 Davis Cup, where the French team won 3-2 to clinch their tenth title.
France vs Belgium Prediction
If the potential matches do take place as mentioned above, then Rinderknech might have the advantage, as the French player has been in great form, as was seen in his run at the Shanghai masters. The head-to-head between him and Zizou Bergs is 0-0 as of now, as they have yet to play each other.
Moutet and Collignon are yet to play each other as well, but the Frenchman showed form on indoor courts as he reached the final in Almaty, whereas Collignon did not play many main-draw matches but did get some success on the Challenger Tour.
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Coming to the doubles, the French team will have the advantage, as the duo of Bonzi and Herbert is a set team and has won a title this year, whereas the potential team of Gillé and Vliegen has only played once this year.
Belgium showed terrific form in their victory over Australia, where Bergs and Collignon were the stars. For Belgium to win the upcoming tie, they have to win and finish it in the singles, as the French team will have the upper hand if it goes to the deciding doubles. However, given the form of Moutet and Rinderknech, it is unlikely that both of them will lose, and France should seal the tie in doubles.
Prediction- France to win 2-1
